Faux Vows, True Desires

Darlene didn't feel the need for Keith to escort her personally.

After exchanging glances with her mother, Lucinda didn't insist. She was afraid that any form of insistence might affect the impression Keith had of Darlene.

They could only ask the bodyguards to help deliver the items Darlene bought back to the Bishops' residence.

The Bishop's mansion appeared old from the outside. It was a house built by their grandfather when he was young, and it had been home to three generations without any renovations, hence its aged appearance.

Back in the day, the Bishop sisters, Belinda and Darlene were young, and the Bishop family was going through tough times. The sisters had neither the energy nor the resources to renovate the house. When Belinda finally took the reins of the company and the Bishop family's business started to pick up, they discussed and decided to keep the house as it was.

After all, it held a multitude of memories.

Even though Belinda was usually busy during the weekends, she would return home earlier than usual.

By the time Darlene was brought home by the Blue family's bodyguards, Belinda was already waiting for her at home.

"Please convey my gratitude to Mrs. Janice, Keith, and Lucy," Darlene thanked the Blue family's bodyguards.

The bodyguards simply nodded without saying a word. After the Bishop family's household staff helped move Darlene's items into the house, they drove away. "Whose bodyguards were those? The Andersons?"

Belinda asked her sister, then added, "What on earth did you buy? Your car couldn't fit it all."

"Those were Keith's personal bodyguards from the Blue family. I had the rare chance to go shopping, so I bought whatever I liked. Sis, I guess I now understand the thrill of splurging," she laughed.

The Bishop sisters had learned to be frugal due to their family's financial situation. Even though their circumstance had improved, and Darlene was earning well, she still practiced frugality. However, after going shopping with Lucy and her mother, Darlene was heavily influenced by their carefree spending, not even blinking at the price tags of the items they bought.

Belinda treated her sister with the same gentleness that Keith showed towards Lucinda.

She laughed and said, "If you like it, then buy it. We're not short of money now."

back

the Blue family was

brother to help carry the

nodded at this

Lucy's biological parents were Mr. and Mrs.

"Did you enjoy yourself?"

should go with us, invite Mr. Ike to

carried a teasing

my own things, I don't

She couldn't help but burst into laughter. As she laughed, she told Belinda, "Sis, you should've seen the desolate expression on Keith's face as he carried our shopping bags. It was hilarious. I think he's never done such a thing before in his life. Only

and chuckled, "It seems you have a good impression of

Lucy's brothers are

nodded reluctantly,

Keith had finally managed to drop his mother and sister back at the

make a quick exit whenever he heard his mother and sister

one by one while he was left out made Nathan

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girl still remembered

out a few sets of clothes to her father and whispered, "I didn't

Nathan finally understood.

preferences or size, but the clothes she handed to him were exactly his style and size. It was clear who had

sour-faced Mr. Blue

said, "I'm not short of clothes, but since this is a token of

Mom and I will go shopping again tomorrow. I'll get

all the gifts and then claimed she was tired. She

the excitement had died down, Lucy noticed that everyone seemed exceptionally happy and it wasn't because of the gifts she and her mother had bought. She quietly asked her husband, "Why does everyone seem as happy as if